The Gambia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem: Challenges and successes

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 16; no. 3; p. e0010282
• Main Authors: Aboe, Agatha, Joof, Balla Musa, Kanyi, Sarjo Kebba, Hydara, Abba, Downs, Philip, Bush, Simon, Courtright, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.03.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Biology and Life Sciences; Blindness; Blindness - epidemiology; Blindness - etiology; Blindness - prevention & control; Control; Cross-Sectional Studies; Decision making; Forecasts and trends; Gambia - epidemiology; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Infections; Medical personnel; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Misalignment; Nurses; People and Places; Polls & surveys; Prevalence; Prevention; Primary care; Public Health; Supervision; Surgery; Surveys; Trachoma; Trachoma - drug therapy; Trachoma - epidemiology; Trachoma - prevention & control; Trichiasis - epidemiology; Trichiasis - prevention & control; Trichiasis - surgery; Tropical diseases; Urban areas; Urban environments; Gambia

Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world and has been known to be a major public health problem in The Gambia for over 60 years. Nationwide blindness surveys, including trachoma, in 1986 and 1996 provided the foundation for a comprehensive plan to implement a trachoma elimi...